SOLUTION: Hello there! How do I set up this question? one runner passes another runner traveling in the same direction on a hiking trail. Faster runner is jogging 2 miles per hour faster

Question 909662: Hello there! How do I set up this question?
one runner passes another runner traveling in the same direction on a hiking trail. Faster runner is jogging 2 miles per hour faster than the slower runner. Determine how long it will be before the faster runner is 3/4 mile ahead of the slower runner?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
faster runner is gaining by
2 mph
1 mile in 30 minutes
3/4 miles in 3/4*30=90/4=22.5 minutes
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